MOST FAMOUS SWORDS IN THE WORLD OF CINEMA
You can buy the most famous Swords from your favorite Movies in our Zetan Medieval Shop such as the swords of Conan the Barbarian, Excalibur, Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, the swords and axes of Vikings, The Witcher , Robin Hood, the Hobbit and many more.
Throughout its century-old history, cinema has produced an endless number of action films in which the sword has been almost more of a protagonist than the actor. Some of these swords have reached the category of legendary swords, with a handful of them having their own name. Others are also well known, but not by name, but by that of their owner.
SWORDS OF CONAN THE BARBARIAN
A boy belonging to an ancient clan memorizes the faces of the warriors who have killed his family and sold him into slavery. Years later, the boy has become a strong and brave warrior who seeks revenge, which will lead him to dangerous situations that he will solve with his sword and strength. Conan's famous sword is called the Atlantean , and it was forged by the blacksmith Crom.
EXCALIBUR SWORD
The first version about obtaining Excalibur tells that Arthur had broken his sword during a fight against Sir Pellinore . Merlin, took him to see the Lady of the Lake. This lady was a powerful witch who had in her possession Excalibur, a magical sword. Merlin asked her for said sword for his pupil and she gave it to him. The sword was kept in a scabbard that prevented the King from losing blood when he carried it into battle. Merlin warned Arthur to be careful, because one day a woman worthy of his trust would come and take Excalibur's scabbard from him forever.
The Excalibur Sword stuck in a stone
The most widespread legend tells us that when King Uther Pendragon died , Merlin forged a sword, Excalibur, on the island of Avalon (the island of fairies) and stuck it into a stone that was next to a chapel in London. Arturo was the only one capable of removing it from the rock, where it was embedded.
Where is the Excalibur Sword
The most accepted story is that in which Arthur, dying, after the battle of Camlann , in which he assassinated the young Mordret , and he mortally wounded the king, Arthur was carried to the banks of a river by Bediviere . There, leaning against an oak, the bearer of the singing, asked his faithful knight (it is not known if Griflet , Bedivere , Lancelot or Perceval) to throw his sword into a nearby lake, the pool in which Nimue , the Lady, lives. from the lake. This gentleman, who first disobeys and then very reluctantly accepts the order. As the knight throws the sword into the pool, a hand clad in white silk rises from the surface of the water, seizes the sword, and then disappears into the depths.
The real Excalibur
In the Abbey of San Galgano , near the city of Siena (Italy), there is a sword embedded in the ground, which has never been removed. The sword, which has survived over time, is protected by glass so that no one can damage it.
